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Compass Weekly, The; Esposito

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Part of new plan of news programs and specials that premiered January 1974.

“The Compass Weekly” aired each Tuesday for a minimum of one hour. It was devoted to a single news topic covered in depth, with commentary and review of coverage elsewhere.

See Prime Time January 1974 for story in “Letter From The President.”
Series release date: 1/22/1974

Program Description

Profile of Ice Hockey star Phil Esposito. Majority of program is told through recollections from Esposito’s father Pat; as well as through hockey footage, stills, and news stories. Copyright WGBH, 1975.